HTS shelling on government forces in NW Syria leaves casualties
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly al-Nusra Front) shelled on Monday posts of the Syrian government forces in the countryside of Idlib, northwestern Syria, killing two soldiers and wounding two others.
Military sources within the Syrian armed opposition factions told North Press that HTS’ attacks killed two soldiers of the government forces and injured two other in the village of al-Malaja in Zawiya Mountain in the south of Idlib.
Moreover, military sources within al-Fateh al-Mubin Operations Room told North Press that clashes renewed between the HTS and the government forces in Kafr Amma in the western countryside of Aleppo, where late at night, heavy clashes occurred between the two parties.
On Monday afternoon, the HTS attacked posts of the government forces in the village of Nahshabba in the northern countryside of Latakia with artillery and missiles, whereas the latter attacked the villages and towns of Fatterah, Kafr Oweid, Sfuhen, Maarat Naasan in the eastern countryside of Idlib, and Kafr Taal and al-Wasata in the western countryside of Aleppo.
Although the de-escalation zone in northwest Syria is subject to a Russian-Turkish ceasefire agreement signed in March 2020, the area witnesses frequent mutual bombardment despite the entry of the ceasefire into force.
In March 2020, Russia and Turkey reached an agreement in Moscow that stipulated a ceasefire, the establishment of a safe corridor, and the conduct of joint patrols on the M4/Aleppo-Latakia Highway.